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Recently the Specialty Food Association released their findings of how the specialty food industry fared in 2012.You may remember that when I came back from the Fancy Food Show in January, reports were that 2012 had shaped up to be a good year but the final figures weren’t yet in. Well, the recently released numbers, based on the sales of mainstream and natural food stores, finds that the specialty food industry remains one of the fastest growing sectors in the US economy.

Sales grew 14.3% between 2011 and 2012 and 22.3% between 2010 and 2012. In comparison, the food industry as a whole only grew 7.3% between 2010 and 2012.

$85.87 Billion was spent on specialty food in 2012 compared to $75B in 2011 and $70B in 2010